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On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
Yesterday, President Trump refused to commit himself to the peaceful transfer of power when he was asked by a reporter, and he said, 'We are going to have to see what happens. You know that I have been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster. Get rid of the ballots and you will have a very peaceful--there won't be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation.'
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses Trump's refusal to ensure a peaceful transfer of power.

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